Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian

Palantir

Washington; D.C., US

On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mid-level software engineers comfortable with full-stack execution and high-stakes projects in federal health and civilian agencies.

Best fit for

Engineers who thrive in startup-like autonomy and high-ownership teams.
— “your responsibilities look like those of a startup CTO”
Candidates skilled in both technical execution and strategic advisory roles.
— “whiteboarding architecture with engineers, building data pipelines and operational workflows, deploying AI agents, advising customer executives”
Problem-solvers who can unpack ambiguous questions and drive solutions.
— “Projects often start with an open-ended question”

Things to consider

Role requires handling multiple responsibilities across technical and strategic domains daily.
— “sometimes all in the same day”
Work involves direct collaboration with federal agencies on mission-critical systems.
— “work directly with customers to rapidly understand their hardest problems”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience in end-to-end project ownership beyond pure coding.
— “own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects”
Highlight instances where you translated ambiguous problems into concrete solutions.
— “unpack ambiguous problems and reason carefully about the cost and consequence of solutions”
Showcase cross-functional collaboration with both technical and executive stakeholders.
— “advising customer executives, and driving strategy with your team”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

Successful deployment of AI solutions in federal health and civilian agencies
High customer satisfaction

Typical background

Experience in software engineeringBackground in data science or AI

Skills & requirements

Required

Full-stack DevelopmentData Pipeline CreationAI Deployment

Preferred

Project ManagementCustomer Advisory

Stack & domain

Software EngineeringData PipelinesAICustomer ServiceProject Management

About the role

Original posting from Palantir via Lever

A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
The Role
Palantir powers mission-critical work across federal health and civilian agencies - from improving patient care and accelerating public health responses, to helping farmers access services, modernizing tax record reviews, and improving aviation safety.
Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) work directly with customers to rapidly understand their hardest problems and build solutions against them. Projects often start with an open-ended question: "How do we respond to a foodborne illness outbreak faster?" or "Where is our medical supply chain failing patients?" Your job is to show up and solve them.
In Federal Health/Civil, your responsibilities look like those of a startup CTO. You'll own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects within small, high-ownership teams, spanning the full stack of execution: whiteboarding architecture with engineers, building data pipelines and operational workflows, deploying AI agents, advising customer executives, and driving strategy with your team - sometimes all in the same day.
Whether you want to be an entrepreneur or an engineering leader, Palantir is built to get you there. You'll learn to unpack ambiguous problems and reason carefully about the cost and consequence of solutions. You'll work autonomously, make consequential decisions, and build with some of the country's most important institutions - with colleagues who will support and challenge you along the way.

Source: Palantir careers (Lever)